Indeed, congrats. The Palm Springs Royal Hawaiian Estates is one of my pet places.

It seems like they are doing everything right that the Tropics next door is doing wrong. Bill Lewellen has been a driving force in its renovation and nomination. The mixture of tropical foliage and modernism at his unit is gorgeous:

I was especially happy to see that the new owners of the "Yellow Unit" have kept it in its original condition:

Thank you Bigbrotiki! Awesome Shots! I was SO fortunate to connect with Bill and that he was willing to show us around and let us interview him. So inspirational (especially right now) to hear a story of someone championing renovation and preservation. It was also a real treat to see the varying design styles of the interiors of the Royal Hawaiian Estates tour. I still can't choose a favorite.

A funny side story while filming, I was setting up the camera for my closing shot at the old Don The Beachcomber and this serious looking construction foreman guy starts walking towards me from the buildling. Instantly i'm thinking, uh oh. As he gets closer, he asks if I'm taking pictures of the tiki torches. I tell him yah (omitting the whole video aspect) Next, like a smiling proud parent, he starts telling me how they have one of the torches in the back and are figuring out how to rig an electronic switch up to use to light them. He said they should be lit in less than a month and that the city was all about getting them going again.

Mahaloz. So fortunate that I captured anything at all since they closed a day early, whew. Lucas Vigor, thanks man, Arthur Lyman's "Harbor Lights" just seemed appropriate and set the tone with bits of "Aloha Oe" in it.